Definition of Abash

1.v. t. To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.

Definition of Abash

1. Verb. (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit. ¹

Literary usage of Abash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1.The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and by Marco Polo, Henri Cordier, Henry Yule (1903)"TREATING OF THE GREAT PROVINCE OF abash WHICH IS MIDDLE INDIA, AND IS ON THE
MAINLAND. abash is a very great Province, and you must know that it constitutes ..."